News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:37
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday came face-to-face with the hassles Zimbabweans are facing in the ongoing chaotic voter registration exercise as he took his 18-year-old twins to register as first time voters. It took about 30 minutes for the...Read More
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 10:34
HARARE - Social workers have urged national event organisers and police to protect children during State events following the death of two minors and their mother in an accident in Warren Park after Independence celebrations. Simbisai Mumango, 26, and her children...Read More
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 10:24
HARARE - Two Harare children have drowned after deciding to cool themselves before attending a church service, police have said. Acting Harare police spokesperson, Tarirai Dube said Osama Raymond, 12, and Ashley Tafadzwa, 13, drowned on Sunday morning at Supersand Dam...Read More
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 09:20
HARARE - As the world marks Social Work Day (WSWD) today, an alarming number of children are living on or from the streets. On the other hand cases of abuse of children have risen exponentially. Council for Social Work (CSW) chairperson...Read More
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News » Gugulethu Nyazema, Staff Writer
Thursday, 21 March 2013 09:39
HARARE - Pregnancy-related complications and childbirth are the biggest killers of teenagers in Zimbabwe and worldwide, a report has shown. A report by Save the Children says that for girls and young women aged 15 to 19, pregnancy and childbirth are...Read More
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News » Gugulethu Nyazema, Staff Writer
Tuesday, 19 March 2013 12:28
HARARE - Zimbabwe has an adequate pool of resources to allow elimination of user fees for pregnant women, children under five and those over 65 in rural clinics, a government minister has said. Henry Madzorera, the Health and Child Welfare minister,...Read More
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Friday, 15 March 2013 10:26
HARARE - Three schoolchildren and two adults yesterday died in a horrific accident in Chinhoyi when a minibus they were travelling in overturned while trying to avoid a truck, police confirmed. National police spokesperson Charity Charamba said the five perished...Read More
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Thursday, 14 March 2013 10:43
HARARE - Half a million school pupils will benefit from the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) after government and its partners committed resources to ensure sustenance of the programme. Beam is a school fees assistance programme targeted at vulnerable children...Read More
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Thursday, 07 March 2013 10:09
HARARE - Most people often cite having children or raising their families as one of the principal reasons for going to work or accumulating material possessions. If people are not paid on time they are quick to point to the...Read More
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 11:06
HARARE - Visiting American international gospel rapper Da’ T.R.U.T.H is set to perform at SOS Children’s Village in Harare tomorrow ahead of his concert slated for February 22 at the Jubilee Christian Centre (JCC) in Milton Park. The artiste, whose real...Read More
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013 11:33
HARARE - A lawyer accused of swindling Zanu PF MP Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana says the politician was milked by girlfriends and numerous out-of -wedlock children. Mangwana accuses 31-year-old Burukai Muchadzireva who worked as a lawyer at his law firm in Chinhoyi...Read More
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Saturday, 15 December 2012 13:03
HARARE - In this day and age, it is shocking that children are still being abused by those they look up to as parents or guardians. We call upon government, police and all stakeholders to put in place mechanisms to protect...Read More
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Saturday, 15 December 2012 12:51
HARARE - At least 2 400 children were raped while 3 421 cases of sexual abuse were reported to the police from January to October, a senior police officer revealed yesterday. Isabella Sergio, officer commanding national victim friendly unit, told a...Read More
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Tuesday, 27 November 2012 09:26
HARARE - Six charities received a boost over the weekend from funds that were raised from a charity golf tournament. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Charity Golf Classic raised money for Chinyaradzo Children’s Home, Mashambanzou Care Trust, Matthew Rusike Children’s Home, Society...Read More
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Monday, 26 November 2012 13:41
DAMASCUS - Activists in Syria say a government jet has dropped a cluster bomb on a playground, leaving 10 children dead. Video posted on the internet showed children's bodies on the ground with their mothers grieving over them. The children were...Read More
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